I'm misunderstanding nothing

You're probably just not willing to believe that a 'partnership' with a massive company will change things, like I do. I am disagreeing, not misunderstanding. There's a difference

Have you ever observed the GrapheneOS team? I have rarely seen any team more principled than them, outside maybe RMS.

Time will tell, but my bet is on the GrapheneOS team doing the right thing, they have always done so in the past.